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Chapter 2: Catching Up

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Aang and Katara walked into Aang's dorm. The room was more or less the same as hers, except there were video game cases scattered on the floor and sheets of music on one of the desks and the bottom bunk. Katara guessed that that was Aang's bed. He shut the door behind him and sat on his bed. Katara sat next to him, crossing her arms on the bed.

"How've you been?" Katara asked, not sure where to begin. Aang shrugged.

"Okay. I guess," he answered, slightly awkwardly. While she was gone, they hadn't really spoken much except the occasional phone call or Facebook chat. Yet when she met Ty-Lee and Toph, it was like they picked up right where they had left off. But she was always close to Aang. He was her best guy friend. They had never been this awkward before. So... what had changed between them?

"So what made you guys move?" Aang finally asked. Katara sighed and toyed with her hair nervously.

"Well, my dad got transferred again. And he got remarried," Katara said uneasily.

"Oh? Is she nice?" Katara laughed without humor. Kako? Nice? Right. Katara or Sokka would be lucky if they got two bucks from her on their birthday. And Kayumi? Well, she got all these fancy clothes and shoes and basically everything she wants.

"Nope. My step mother's a downright pain in the side. And my new sister?" Katara groaned, "she's worse."

"I thought you'd always wanted a sister," Aang pointed out.

"Yeah. But not her," Katara said, rolling her eyes. "She's also coming here."

"That must suck."

"It does. Now you tell me something," Katara started.

"So you know how at first I could only play the guitar?" he started. Katara nodded, "you're awesome are it."

Well, now I also play guitar, the flute, saxophone, piano, trumpet, bongos, harmonica, the violin, cello, electric guitar and the tuba," Aang counted off of his fingers. Katara smirked. "Why am I not surprised?"

"Hey, that's pretty awesome if you ask me. That's, like, eleven new instruments in the space of two years!"

"Well, I'll have you know, now I can dance," Katara said with a laugh. Aang raised his eyebrows.

"Katara Aqua? Can dance? Oh, this I gotta see," Aang said, laughing. She joined in with him. Aang had always been the best dancer in the group. He still was, actually. He was the best dancer she'd ever seen.

"Mm, just don't ask for me to do ballet. That did not end well for me," she said with a wince. "So how's Appa?"

Aang chuckled. "He's no more a little pup, that's for sure."

"Care to explain?"

"Okay so just a few days ago I was walking Appa in the park," he began. "And I stopped to talk to a friend I met. And Appa ran off."

"Was he okay?" Katara asked, slightly worried. She loved Appa. Aang shook his head, "Oh, he was more than okay."

"What do you mean?"

"I caught him with a female dog. It was weird. The old lady wasn't too happy about Appa doing that to her pet." Aang chuckled. Katara burst out laughing.

"That must have been so awkward!" she said through giggles. Aang laughed, "Trust me, it was."

"So... there's something that's been bothering me since I got here," Katara said after a beat. Aang cocked his head to the side, watching her intently.

"What? What's wrong?"

"I already bumped into Ty-Lee," Katara said without looking at him. Aang took a deep breath, but his voice still cracked slighty when he spoke.

"Oh. What did she say to you?"

"That... that you guys aren't speaking anymore. Is... is it true?" she asked, looking up. Aang gulped and looked away from her gaze. He said nothing. She knew it was true.

"Why, Aang?" Katara asked softly.

He shrugged. "It was complicated. We grew apart. Things weren't the same. Toph became edgier and edgier. Zuko began treating us like dirt and Ty Lee hates my guts. I was really upset over you and Sokka leaving. It was killing me, seeing us all like that. So you know what? I tried to talk things out. Next thing I know, Zuko is acting like Azula and Toph doesn't want to be seen with us. Ty Lee and I only stopped talking when all four of us had the fight."

"What fight?"

"It was horrible. I tried to talk to Zuko one day at lunch, when I saw him bullying a freshman. He started making fun of me, too and Toph didn't stop him, but she didn't encourage him either. Ty-Lee defended me, and then Azula and her gang stepped in on us. After that... well... Ty was so humiliated, I stopped talking to her. Zuko became this huge jerk and Toph, well, she's just not talking to us anymore."

"That's horrible, Aang!" Katara exclaimed. Aang shrugged and picked up a harmonica. He started to blow a tune into it, but Katara wasn't listening. She needed to find a way to fix this. She did not come back only to find people fighting, dammit!

Just then, Sokka walked in. "Hey Katara. Who's your friend?" Aang tried not to laugh at him. Clearly, Sokka was still Sokka. Katara rolled her eyes at her big brother.

"You don't remember him?" Katara asked.

"Am I supposed to?"

"This is Aang," Katara said, motioning to Aang. Sokka's jaw dropped.

"Aang? As in Ty Lee's twin, Aang? Dude, you aren't scrawny as before!" Sokka exclaimed, walking over to them.

"Sup, Sokka," Aang said, slapping Sokka's hand.

"Dude! You sound like a dude!" Aang scowled and shook his harmonica in Sokka's face, spraying him with spit.

"AW SIS MAN!" Sokka exclaimed, wiping his face. "I've got spit in my eye!" Aang and Katara laughed. Then, she stood up and stretched.

"I'll see you guys tomorrow," she said to the boys. Aang excused himself and entered the bathroom.

"Wait," Sokka stopped Katara before she left. "I met Toph today and she told me that..."

"They had a fight. I know and I'm going to fix it," Katara finished for him.

"How?"

Katara looked away. "I'm still thinking about it.. I'll talk to you tomorrow."

"...Katara..." Sokka started.

"No, Sokka. Not today. I didn't leave for two freakin' years only to return and find all of my best friends in a fight. When I'm done, things will be back to normal," The artist said, determination clear in her voice.

"Okay, then. Just know that I'll stand by you." Katara hugged her brother. "Thanks Sokka."

Aang had heard their whole conversation. He couldn't help feel a little jealous. Seeing as he couldn't remember the last time he and Ty Lee had hugged, let alone had a proper conversation, he had a right to be. And with the way things were going on, there was a chance that he'd never do it again.

"Hey guys!" Kayumi greeted her roommates, Azula and Mai. When she showed up earlier on, they were already in the room. Kayumi found them somewhat intriguing, and partly annoying, though. Mai grunted in response. Azula didn't take her eyes off the magazine that lay on her laps as she greeted Kayumi.

"Hey Katie."

"It's Kayumi."

"Katie, Kayumi, big diff." And that's why she found them annoying.

Despite that, Kayumi, Azula and Mai became friends almost instantly. Well, sort of. At her old school, Kayumi was always the most popular girl. But here, it was Azula. Kayumi decided that if she hung out with Azula long enough, she'd find out her weak spots. So perhaps not real friends on her part.

Kayumi sat on her bed, flipping through last year's yearbook. If she was going to rule the school, she wanted to know the kids in her grade. None of them sparked her interest until her eyes spotted a certain boy with a bright smile.

"Hey Azula, who's that?" Kayumi asked. Azula looked up from her magazine and peeked over Kayumi's shoulder.

"Oh, that's Aang Yangchen. He's like a musical legend. He's on the basketball and track team, too. Why? Do you... like him?" Azula smirked at Kayumi's red face.

"No," she said, looking away from Azula. "He's cute, but I don't like him."

"It's a shame, though. I've invited him to join our group, but he said no. The little brat. Doesn't know what's coming to him," Azula said, flipping a page.

Kayumi pretended that she hadn't heard the last part. "Is he single?"

Azula shook her head. "Although, I think he had a thing for that Katara girl, your sister, right?"

"Katara is not my sister. Never has been, never will be!" Kayumi screeched. Azula and Mai sat up, surprised at her outburst.

"Touchie." Azula smirked.

"Toph?" Katara whispered. Katara tried to find sleep but she couldn't. All she could do was to stare up at the ceiling, wide awake and listening to the sounds of her roommates deep breathing. All she could think about was her friends. That was why she crawled down the ladder from her top bunk and crept over to a sleeping Toph. Toph groaned in her sleep but didn't wake up.

"Toph, the room's on fire!" Katara urgently whispered. Toph snorted but didn't stir. Katara watched the sleepy smile on her friend's face in agitation.

"I don't care, and besides, I can tell you're lying." Katara sighed.

"I'll leave you alone if you tell me something." Toph sat up.

"Okay, shoot."

"Are you still mad at Aang?"

"You seriously woke me up in the middle of the night for this?' she hissed, suddenly angry. Katara scowled.

"What the hell? I'm being serious about this question!"

"I don't care. Good night."

"Toph!" Katara hissed, pinching her arm. Toph's hand suddenly flew out from under her covers and smacked Katara in the face. Katara gasped and touched her nose, which was stinging slightly from Toph's hit.

"That was low."

"So is talking to me about my personal problems."

"Not true! They affect me to!"

"Why? Why does it affect you? Why can't you just accept the fact that things change and that people move on?" Toph said, no longer whispering. As soon as she said it, she regretted it.

"Sugar Queen, I didn't..."

"Whatever," Katara muttered, going back to bed.

The next morning, as Katara put on the school's uniform, Katara thought of the way things went last night with Toph. Even though her words stung, she ignored them. She was going to get her friends back. That's a promise.

"These uniforms are horrible," Toph complained as she put on her socks. No one answered her.

"They aren't that bad," Ty Lee said more to Katara than Toph. It was true, though. The girls' uniform was mainly a white cotton shirt, a maroon blazer, a deep red tie, black pleated skirt paired with black heels or school shoes worn with knee high white socks. Ty Lee had slept through the talk, but she had a feeling that Katara and Toph where no longer speaking.

Ty Lee grabbed her pink backpack. "Come on, Katara. We'll be late for homeroom. We haven't had breakfast, yet." Katara sighed as she grabbed her baby blue messenger bag and her sketchbook. The three girls had almost every class together, and they knew it was going to be irritating to be with each other for most of the day. But Katara planned to use this to her advantage.

"This is crazy, can't you two talk to each other?" Katara blurted out.

"No," Toph and Ty Lee responded at the same time. Katara sighed. As the trio made their way from the dorms to the cafeteria, Katara spotted Zuko. He was talking to a group of people by his locker. This was the first time she;d seen him in years. And, even though they were just frenemies, she had missed him. Not that she'd ever say that to him. He was the best freniemy a girl could ask for. Without a second thought, she ran towards him, avoiding other students.

"Zuko!" she called. Zuko looked around. Then, he saw Katara. He smiled, eyes widening slightly.

He smiled and opened his arms for a hug. She embraced her friend, ignoring the stares from the students around them.

"It's been so long, we should catch up," Katara said as she dragged Zuko.

"Uh, okay then. How've you been lately?" Katara smiled at his question.

Maybe she could actually get somewhere with him.

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